American Lit Final Exam Review

The author’s purpose in The Way to Rainy Mountain is to

• demonstrate the vigor of Kiowa culture.

• describe the world of his ancestors.

• expose the mistreatment of the Kiowas.

• explore the meaning of religion.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

A memoir is a(n)

• account of one's life.

• account of another person's life.

• account of an experience or time period in another person's life.

• account of an event or time period in one's life.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

In line 20, why are the speaker's eyes "sorrowing"?

• She is angry at God

• She is sad looking at the "Ruins"

• She is sad that her husband died in the fire

• She is sad that her house hasn't been rebuilt

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.5

Who does "Thee" refer to in line33?

• God

• The speaker

• The house

• The fire

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

The speaker says "Adieu" to her house. What literary device would this be?

• apostrophe

• alliteration

• assonance

• imagery

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

As a preacher, Edwards uses his sermon to

• Raise money for his church
• Persuade his congregation to revolt against England
• Frighten his congregation into seizing the opportunity to come back to Puritanism and to accept salvation
• Uplift his congregation, so that they will believe in God

Toward the end of the sermon, Edwards's tone shifts from

• Sorrowful to joyous
• Joyous to resentful
• Frightening to hopeful
• Sympathetic to bitter

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

All of these women are accused of witchcraft by the end of Act 1, EXCEPT:

• Tituba
• Elizabeth Proctor
• Sarah Goode
• Sarah Osborne

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Which of the following words best describes the attitude of people who are adamant about their opinions?

He was the most adamant about this need for someone to be at fault.

• numb

• regretful

• stubborn

• condemning

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Read the following speech from Act IV of The Crucible.

Parris: Tonight, when I open my door to leave my house—a dagger clattered to the ground.… You cannot hang this sort. There is danger for me. I dare not step outside at night!

• The townspeople feel guilty and ashamed for believing the girls’ lies.

• The judges and leaders have decided that Parris is an incompetent preacher

• The townspeople are outraged that genuinely good people are being executed.

• The judges and leaders have received an accusation of witchcraft against Parris.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6